After The Fall

(Ray Davies)
 I just had a really bad fall
 And this time it was harder to get up than before
 I shouted to the heavens and a vision appeared
 I cried out "Can you help?", it replied "Not at all"
 After the fall is over
 You'll be on your own
 After the fall is over
 There'll be wrecks to clear in this war zone
 There'll be much to clean and time to atone
 But while it's dark you can shelter here
 In the bleak midwinter when you're feeling the fear
 Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again
 A life's gotta have direction
 After the deals are done
 You gotta ask the question
 Ask yourself why you go through it all
 When morality kicks in, who will catch you when you fall
 I'm a sinner waiting at the traveler's rest
 Seeking refuge from the storm, and I'm a grateful guest
 And a profit cries out in high platitudes
 I smile and say, "Hey, I was just passing through"
 And an angel cries, "Wait, we'll tell you when to move"
 Even at the gates of Heaven I'll be waiting in a queue
 Seems like I'm falling upwards
 Into the great white blue
 And all my imperfections
 You can learn your lines and fabricate a show
 But the way we come in, yeah, that's the way we're gonna go
 We cheat and lie to conquer our fears
 We can put on a smile just to cover up the tears
 Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again
 After the fall (after the fall is over)
 There'll be a better day
 After the fall is over
 So I fell on my arse, now I'm feeling the pain
 But the feeling will pass and so will the shame
 The bigger the ego, the bigger the fall
 When your reputation counts for nothing at all
 Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again
 I will greet you when the sun shines again
 After the fall (after the fall is over)
 There'll be a better day
 After the fall is over